If youre pitching cards anyway, this turns the downside into value fast, especially in decks like Hashaton, Scarab's Fist in Commander, where youre already discarding creatures for value
Did you get the Kardur, Doomscourge starter Commander deck
Creatures (26) 2 Knight of the White Orchid 2 Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit 4 Dragon Hunter 4 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy 3 Kytheon, Hero of Akros 3 Expedition Envoy 4 Reflector Mage 4 Thalia's Lieutenant Lands (23) Spells (11) In addition to abusing Reflector Mage, Essence Scatter also gets absolutely crazy with Thalias Lieutenant, quickly distributing multiple +1/+1 counters to your entire battlefield
For one mana, this comes into play
For just two mana, its one of Blues best removal spells, and is a great way to illustrate my point
It also received some sweet alternate art printings that have been going for big bucks on the secondary market